Multi-stage flash distillation

Multi-stage flash distillation is a somewhat complex technique that adds huge efficiencies to desalination. I say somewhat complex b/c when I first read it, actually the first few readings of it, I didn't get it. It was this process that I realized I needed to relearn some basic science. Like pressure and boiling points. I actually had to back track quite a ways to understand it fully, and I'm going to make a few videos to help other people understand it easier than trying to read the wiki. This will help me solidify my understanding and help other people get what I'm trying to do (eventually). I have a design, I have tons of notes in my note book but it doesn't really make sense to transcribe that into a blog, so I'll just add key parts to it as they come up.
Currently I'm building my design in Maya. So far I only have the sand filtration unit and ocean pump modeled roughly.... more on that in a bit. There's a lot of blog posts quite quickly as I brain dump all the stuff I've been researching down to here.

(if you're like me, this graphic on Wikipedia doesn't help at all)

Its explained better here but still I'll try to explain the whole process through a series of videos.